San Francisco Giants OF Jose Guillen had 50 preloaded human growth hormone syringes intercepted by the Drug Enforcement Administration shipped to his San Francisco home in September, the New York Daily News' Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton and Christian Red report.

San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said his decision to make OF Cody Ross the everyday right fielder was made before learning of any allegations linking OF Jose Guillen to HGH, because Guillen had been bothered by neck soreness, according to Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News. "I told Jose this: I thought it was pretty evident he wasn't 100 percent," Bochy said. "He did all he could with treatment on his neck. So Cody Ross would've been in right field even if Jose was on the club. Jose would've been in more of a pinch-hitter role ... in my eyes, he helped us win a couple ballgames. But the neck bothered him more than he let on. Once we got there (to the playoffs), I knew Cody was in right field."

San Francisco Giants OF Jose Guillen has been linked to an investigation into shipments of human growth hormone, according to The New York Times. Federal authorities are looking into shipments of HGH that were sent to Guillen's wife in the Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Guillen purchased more than $19,000 worth of HGH and other drugs between May 2002 and June 2005.